An autistic boy named Axel loves his best dog friend Ray and his best human friend Daniel, and the other friends he's made at the Delaware Valley Raptor Sanctuary. He's less sure about his overprotective mother and his absent father, who's now decided to show up after a violent storm damages their home. When Axel finds an orphaned eaglet after the storm, he learns to navigate both the joy of helping the eaglet survive and the confusion of his father's sudden presence in his life.